Debian Security Advisory

DLA-2656-1 hivex -- LTS security update

Date Reported:
12 May 2021
Affected Packages:
hivex
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 988024.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2021-3504.
More information:

Jemery Galindo discovered an out-of-bounds memory access in Hivex, a library to parse Windows Registry hive files.

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 1.3.13-2+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your hivex packages.

For the detailed security status of hivex please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/hivex

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS